WO2018169902A1 - Système optique pour voyant d'alarme - Google Patents

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WO2018169902A1
WO2018169902A1 PCT/US2018/022095 US2018022095W WO2018169902A1 WO 2018169902 A1 WO2018169902 A1 WO 2018169902A1 US 2018022095 W US2018022095 W US 2018022095W WO 2018169902 A1 WO2018169902 A1 WO 2018169902A1
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Todd J. Smith
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Whelen Engineering Company, Inc.
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Priority to KR1020197029869A priority Critical patent/KR20190126383A/ko
Priority to AU2018236183A priority patent/AU2018236183B2/en
Priority to MX2019011011A priority patent/MX2019011011A/es
Priority to NZ757128A priority patent/NZ757128B2/en
Priority to CA3055578A priority patent/CA3055578C/fr
Priority to JP2019548647A priority patent/JP2020510286A/ja
Priority to CN201880025085.5A priority patent/CN110546039A/zh
Priority to EP18767163.1A priority patent/EP3595929A4/fr
Publication of WO2018169902A1 publication Critical patent/WO2018169902A1/fr
Priority to IL26932919A priority patent/IL269329A/en

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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S43/00—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights
    • F21S43/30—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights characterised by reflectors
    • F21S43/31—Optical layout thereof
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q—ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q1/00—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor
    • B60Q1/0029—Spatial arrangement
    • B60Q1/0035—Spatial arrangement relative to the vehicle
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q—ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q1/00—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor
    • B60Q1/26—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic
    • B60Q1/2696—Mounting of devices using LEDs
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q—ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q1/00—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor
    • B60Q1/26—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic
    • B60Q1/50—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic for indicating other intentions or conditions, e.g. request for waiting or overtaking
    • B60Q1/52—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic for indicating other intentions or conditions, e.g. request for waiting or overtaking for indicating emergencies
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S43/00—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights
    • F21S43/10—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights characterised by the light source
    • F21S43/13—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights characterised by the light source characterised by the type of light source
    • F21S43/14—Light emitting diodes [LED]
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S43/00—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights
    • F21S43/10—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights characterised by the light source
    • F21S43/13—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights characterised by the light source characterised by the type of light source
    • F21S43/15—Strips of light sources
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S43/00—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights
    • F21S43/10—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights characterised by the light source
    • F21S43/19—Attachment of light sources or lamp holders
    • F21S43/195—Details of lamp holders, terminals or connectors
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S43/00—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights
    • F21S43/20—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights characterised by refractors, transparent cover plates, light guides or filters
    • F21S43/26—Refractors, transparent cover plates, light guides or filters not provided in groups F21S43/235 - F21S43/255
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S43/00—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights
    • F21S43/20—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights characterised by refractors, transparent cover plates, light guides or filters
    • F21S43/27—Attachment thereof
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S43/00—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights
    • F21S43/40—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights characterised by the combination of reflectors and refractors
    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G02B19/00—Condensers, e.g. light collectors or similar non-imaging optics
    • G02B19/0004—Condensers, e.g. light collectors or similar non-imaging optics characterised by the optical means employed
    • G02B19/0028—Condensers, e.g. light collectors or similar non-imaging optics characterised by the optical means employed refractive and reflective surfaces, e.g. non-imaging catadioptric systems
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    • G02B19/00—Condensers, e.g. light collectors or similar non-imaging optics
    • G02B19/0033—Condensers, e.g. light collectors or similar non-imaging optics characterised by the use
    • G02B19/0047—Condensers, e.g. light collectors or similar non-imaging optics characterised by the use for use with a light source
    • G02B19/0061—Condensers, e.g. light collectors or similar non-imaging optics characterised by the use for use with a light source the light source comprising a LED
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S45/00—Arrangements within vehicle lighting devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, for purposes other than emission or distribution of light
    • F21S45/40—Cooling of lighting devices
    • F21S45/47—Passive cooling, e.g. using fins, thermal conductive elements or openings
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED
    • F21Y2113/00—Combination of light sources
    • F21Y2113/10—Combination of light sources of different colours
    • F21Y2113/13—Combination of light sources of different colours comprising an assembly of point-like light sources
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED
    • F21Y2115/00—Light-generating elements of semiconductor light sources
    • F21Y2115/10—Light-emitting diodes [LED]

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  • the present disclosure relates generally to optical systems for distributing light from a light source and more particularly to an optical system for redirecting the light output of an LED into a vertically collimated, wide angle beam.
  • LED's have characteristic spatial radiation patterns with respect to an optical axis which passes through the light emitting die.
  • a common characteristic of all of LED radiation patterns is that light is emitted from one side of a plane containing the light emitting die in a pattern surrounding the LED optical axis, which is perpendicular to the plane.
  • Light generated by an LED is radiated within a hemisphere centered on the optical axis. The distribution of light radiation within this hemisphere is determined by the shape and optical properties of the lens (if any) covering the light emitting die of the LED.
  • LED's can be described as "directional" light sources, since all of the light they generate is emitted from one side of the device.
  • LED's in warning and signaling lights is well known. Older models of LED's produced limited quantities of light over a relatively narrow viewing angle centered on an optical axis of the LED. These LED's were typically massed in compact arrays to fill the given illuminated area and provide the necessary light output. More recently developed, high output LED's produce significantly greater luminous flux per component; permitting fewer LED's to produce the luminous flux required for many warning and signaling applications. It is known to arrange a small number of high-output LED's in a light fixture and provide each high-output LED with an internally reflecting collimating lens. The collimating lens organizes light from the LED into a collimated beam centered on the LED optical axis.
  • Such an arrangement typically does not fill the light fixture, resulting in an undesirable appearance consisting of bright spots arranged against an unlit background.
  • Light-spreading optical features on the outside lens/cover are sometimes employed to improve the appearance of the light fixture. It is also known to create wide angle light emission patterns by modifying the placement of the LEDs relative to the surface on which the light fixture is mounted. Angling or spacing the LEDs relative to a vertical surface can spread the light to be visible from a wide range of vantage points.
  • the optical axes of each of the LEDs is horizontal. If the LEDs are mounted in a row, the optical axes are included in the same horizontal plane, which is typically the horizontal reference plane. In this situation, "vertically collimated" means that light which would diverge upwardly or downwardly from the horizontal reference plane (containing the LED optical axes) is re-directed into a direction substantially parallel to the horizontal plane.
  • each LED will be dispersed across an arc of approximately 180° in a horizontal direction.
  • the light of adjacent LEDs overlaps to create a horizontal beam having a peak intensity many times the peak intensity of any one of the LEDs.
  • an LED optical assembly includes a light emitting diode (LED), a lens, and a reflector.
  • the LED includes a light emitting die in a first plane and has an optical axis extending from the light emitting die perpendicular to the first plane.
  • the LED emits light within a hemisphere centered on the optical axis to one side of the first plane.
  • the lens is made up of a light entry surface and a light emission surface rotated about a rotational axis in a second plane.
  • the second plane is perpendicular to the first plane and includes the optical axis.
  • the reflector has a pair of first reflecting surfaces intersecting the second plane and a pair of second reflecting surfaces intersecting a third plane.
  • the first reflecting surfaces are defined by a first curve rotated about the rotational axis.
  • the second reflecting surfaces are defined by a second curve projected along the rotational axis.
  • the third plane includes the optical axis and is perpendicular to the first and second planes.
  • the LED optical assembly includes a plurality of optical cells each containing an LED, a lens, and a reflector. Each optical cell may have a plurality of LEDs.
  • the first curve has a first focus including a focal point and the second curve has a second focus including the focal point. This focal point may be at the intersection of the optical axis and the rotational axis.
  • Figure 1 is an isometric view of a warning light assembly according to aspects of the disclosure
  • Figure 2A is an isometric exploded view of the optical system used in the warning light assembly of Figure 1 ;
  • Figure 2B is an isometric exploded view of the warning light assembly of Figure 1 ;
  • Figure 3A is a front view of the warning light assembly of Figure 1 ;
  • Figure 3B is a partial view of the optical system surrounded by the dashed line circle in Figure 3A;
  • Figure 4A is a sectional view of the warning light assembly of Figure 3A taken along line 4-4;
  • Figure 4B is a partial view of the optical system surrounded by the dashed line circle in Figure 4A;
  • Figure 5A is a sectional view of the warning light assembly of Figure 3A taken along line 5-5;
  • Figure 5B is a partial view of the optical system surrounded by the dashed line circle in Figure 5A;
  • Figure 6A is a front view of a group of lenses used in the the warning light assembly of Figure 1 ;
  • Figure 6B is a back view of a group of lenses used in the warning light assembly of Figure 1 ;
  • Figure 7 is a graphical representation of the horizontal light emission pattern of an optical cell of Figure 3A.
  • Figure 8 is a graphical representation of the vertical light emission pattern of an optical cell of Figure 3A.
  • Figures 1 -3A illustrate a warning light assembly 100 incorporating the disclosed optical system 10.
  • Figure 1 shows the warning light assembly 100 secured to a mounting surface 12, which may be the vertical surface of an emergency vehicle such as a fire truck, ambulance, or rescue vehicle.
  • the warning light assembly 100 includes a lighthead 30, and a bezel 16 surrounding the lighthead 30.
  • the lighthead 30 includes a rectangular array of 36 optical cells 24, each including at least one LED 34.
  • the optical cells 24 are arranged in a 6 x 6 grid, as shown in Figure 3A.
  • Each optical cell 24 includes an optical system 10 to redirect light from at least one LED 34 into a desired light emission pattern.
  • the desired light emission pattern is a vertically collimated, wide angle beam.
  • vertically collimated means that light emitted from the LED 34 with trajectories oriented "up” or “down” with respect to the viewer's perspective in Figures 3A and 3B, is redirected by refraction and/or reflection into trajectories substantially aligned with a horizontal plane, designated as third plane P3 in Figure 3B.
  • Light emitted from the LED 34 with trajectories oriented "right” or “left” with respect to the viewer's perspective in Figure 3A is selectively redirected into trajectories substantially aligned with a vertical plane, designated as second plane P2 in Figure 3B.
  • a majority of light emitted from each LED 34 having a trajectory divergent from the second plane P2 is not redirected with respect to the second plane P2, while some wide angle light (light having trajectories most widely divergent from the second plane P2) is redirected into trajectories substantially aligned with the second plane P2.
  • the resulting light emission pattern is vertically collimated, with a wide horizontal angular spread, making the warning light visible over a range of positions relative to the emergency vehicle.
  • the lighthead 30 is constructed from a cover 14, reflector 70, seal 32, groups of lenses 50, PC board 36, and heat sink plate 38.
  • the groups of lenses 50 have rearward facing positioning pins 62 that fit into corresponding openings in the front face of the PC board 36 and align each lens 52 relative to the LED 34 for that optical cell 24.
  • the heat sink plate 38 includes openings for wires extending rearwardly from the PC board 36, as well as fasteners that extend forward through the PC board 36 to engage the reflector 70.
  • a seal 32 is received in a groove around the back of the reflector 70, and engages the heat sink plate 38 to provide a weather-tight seal surrounding the lenses 52 and PC board 36.
  • a co-therm gasket 13 is sandwiched between the PC board 36 and heat sink plate 38, to electrically insulate the PC board 36 from the aluminum heat sink plate 38, while providing a thermal path from the LEDs 34 to the heat sink plate 38 as is known in the art.
  • the cover 14 includes a rearward facing lip that is received in a corresponding groove of the reflector 70. A bead of adhesive is injected into the groove prior to insertion of the cover lip into the groove.
  • the cover 14 includes snap features that engage the reflector 70 to maintain the cover 14 in secured relation to the reflector 70 while the adhesive cures.
  • the fully assembled lighthead 30 provides a sealed enclosure for the PC board 36, groups of lenses 50, and reflector 70.
  • Figure 3A depicts the array 22 containing identical optical cells 24, each having an optical system 10.
  • Figure 3B depicts one optical cell 24 (as surrounded by the dashed line circle in Figure 3A) in greater detail.
  • Each optical system 10 includes an LED 34 (depicted in Figure 4B) that emits light through a lens 52 and is surrounded by a pair of first reflecting surfaces 72 above and below the third plane P3 and a pair of second reflecting surfaces 74 to the left and right of the second plane P2.
  • the details of the lens 52 and reflector 70 are analyzed along depicted sectional lines 4-4 and 5-5 in reference to Figures 4A- 5B below.
  • FIG 4A depicts the cross-section of the lighthead 30 along line 4-4 of Figure 3A.
  • the lens 52 and reflector 70 are shown in greater detail in Figure 4B.
  • Each LED 34 has an optical axis 40 and a light emitting die in a first plane PL The LED 34 emits light within a hemisphere centered on the optical axis 40 on one side of the first plane P1 .
  • a focal point 42 is located at the intersection of the optical axis 40 and a rotational axis 44 within the first plane P1 .
  • the LEDs 34 are mounted to a PC board 36 which provides power and has thermal pathways to allow heat dissipation into the heat sink plate 38 (not depicted).
  • the PC board 36 is parallel to the first plane PL
  • the second plane P2 includes the rotational axis 44 and is perpendicular to the first plane P1 .
  • the third plane P3 includes the optical axis 40 and is perpendicular to the first and second planes P1 , P2.
  • first reflecting surfaces 72 intersect the second plane P2 and are defined by a first curve rotated about the rotational axis 44.
  • the first curve has a first focus at the focal point 42.
  • Light emitted by the LED 34 less than a° from the rotational axis 44 is redirected by the first reflecting surfaces 72.
  • a is approximately 40°.
  • the lens 52 is defined by light entry surface 54, light emission surface 56, and transition surface 58.
  • the surfaces combine to form a solid optic rotated about the rotational axis 44.
  • the surfaces 54, 56, 58 of the lens 52 cooperate to eliminate the vertical component of the light emitted by LED 34 incident on the light entry surface 54.
  • the angle ⁇ of transition surface 58 relative to rotational axis 44 may match the trajectory of the light refracted through light entry surface 54. In the depicted embodiment, angle ⁇ is approximately 68°.
  • the first reflecting surfaces 72 and lens 52 eliminate the vertical component of the light emitted by LED 34. In other words, the first reflecting surfaces 72 and lens 52 cooperate to redirect the light emitted by the LED 34 into planes parallel with the third plane P3.
  • Figure 5A depicts the cross-section of the lighthead 30 along line 5-5 of Figure 3A.
  • the first reflecting surfaces 72 and second reflecting surfaces 74 are clearly visible in this view and are shown in greater detail in Figure 5B.
  • the second reflecting surfaces 74 intersect the third plane P3 and are defined by a second curve.
  • the second curve is projected along the rotational axis 44 to form the second reflecting surfaces 74.
  • the second curve has a second focus coincident with the focal point 42.
  • the second reflecting surfaces 74 redirect light refracted by lens 52 or reflected by first reflecting surfaces 72 into planes substantially parallel to the second plane P2.
  • light refracted by lens 52 or reflected by first reflecting surfaces 72 is redirected into planes parallel to the third plane P3.
  • light emitted from LED 34 that is ultimately reflected by the second reflecting surfaces 74 is generally collimated with respect to optical axis 40.
  • the groups of lenses 50 contain a plurality of lenses 52 connected by braces 60.
  • the depicted lighthead 30 assembles three separate groups of lenses 50 to redirect light from the plurality of LEDs 34 on the PC board 36.
  • the braces 60 connect the lenses 52 to one another and secure the groups of lenses 50 between the reflector 70 and the PC board 36 (as depicted in Figures 4A and 5A).
  • Pins 62 on the back of the groups of lenses 50 engage complementary holes in PC board 36 and locate the lenses 52 relative to the LEDs 34.
  • the depicted embodiment has a single LED in each cell 24.
  • each cell 24 contains three separate LEDs 34 with optical axes 40 along a focal axis 46, within the first and third planes P1 , P3.
  • the three LEDs 34 may emit light of different color.
  • only one LED can have an optical axis 40 including the focal point 42.
  • Each optical cell 24 of the array 22 could have the same color LED with the optical axis 40 including the focal point 42 or adjacent groups of cells could alternate LED positions to balance each color, resulting in a substantially similar light dispersion pattern for each color of LED.
  • the reflecting surfaces 72, 74 and lenses 52 cooperate to create a light dispersion pattern that fills the bezel 16 and is a vertically collimated, wide angle beam. Either angle a or ⁇ may be different without significantly departing from the scope of this disclosure. This may allow light to escape the lighthead 30 without redirection.
  • Figures 7 and 8 graphically represent the light emission pattern from the optical cell 24 in the horizontal and vertical directions, respectively.
  • the graphs show a vertically collimated light dispersion pattern with a wide horizontal angular spread.
  • the horizontal dispersion allows adjacent cells 24 to form a continuous horizontal band of light that minimizes bright spots in the lighthead 30.
  • Figure 7 shows the horizontal dispersion into a wide angle beam of light.
  • the beam formed in the horizontal direction has much more light emitted over a range of angles diverging up to about 48° relative to optical axis 40.
  • the emission pattern in the horizontal direction from LED 34 through optical system 10 results in a wide angle light emission pattern with a strong emission aligned with the second plane P2.
  • Figure 8 shows the vertical collimation corresponding to a roughly 15° vertically collimated beam relative to a center line at 0° coincident with the third plane P3.
  • the emission pattern from LED 34 through optical system 10 results in a beam where substantially all the light is emitted at an angle of 15° or less relative to the third plane P3 in the vertical direction.
  • the greatest intensity of the beam generated by optical cell 24 in the vertical direction is at the center of the emission pattern, which resembles a relatively sharp, narrow spike aligned with the second and third planes P2, P3 when presented graphically.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un ensemble optique à DEL comprenant une DEL, une lentille et un réflecteur. La lentille est constituée d'une surface d'entrée de lumière et d'une surface d'émission de lumière tournant autour d'un axe de rotation. Le réflecteur a une paire de premières surfaces réfléchissantes et une paire de secondes surfaces réfléchissantes. Les premières surfaces réfléchissantes sont définies par une première courbe tournant autour de l'axe de rotation. Les secondes surfaces réfléchissantes sont définies par une seconde courbe dépassant le long de l'axe de rotation. La lentille et le réflecteur coopèrent pour rediriger la lumière émise par la DEL dans un faisceau de lumière à grand angle collimaté verticalement.
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JP2019548647A JP2020510286A (ja) 2017-03-13 2018-03-13 警告灯用の光学システム
CN201880025085.5A CN110546039A (zh) 2017-03-13 2018-03-13 用于警示灯的光学系统
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